held up towards rear, pushed along and headway early straight, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden and no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and some headway on outer entering straight, ridden over 2f out and no extra in 5th 1 1/2f out, weakened
tracked leader, pushed along in 2nd before halfway, ridden and no impression early straight, no extra under 2f out, weakened
held up towards rear, headway on inner early straight and 3rd 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 2nd over 2f out, soon no impression and no extra in 4th from over 1f out
mid-division, 5th halfway, ridden and dropped towards rear over 2f out, soon no extra, weakened
made all, 2 lengths lead halfway, ridden 2f out and kept on well inside final furlong
SWING TILL DAWN didn't run as badly as her finishing position suggests at Naas and makes her handicap debut on a lenient mark so gets the vote in a poor contest. Shifted Strategy looked as though he was ready to win a race after a couple of good runs in August but finished a long way last at Galway the following month. Faughill only showed moderate form in three starts though her pedigree suggests she should do better while Marmalade N Toast ran his best race on his final start on the Polytrack at Dundalk.
Shifted Strategy (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, 3rd on outer halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out, soon no extra, weakened, last of 5, 25l behind Hazapour (9-5) at Galway 1m mdn sft in Sep.
Rock On Seamie (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride and rear, 4th after 2f, ridden over 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 5, 6 1/2l behind War Hero (9-4) at Dundalk 7f pol in Feb.
Swing Till Dawn (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, no impression from 2f out, never a factor, 12th of 20, 13l behind Katie Cruel (9-0) at Naas 6f mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Playa Blanca (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden entering straight, soon weakened, 10th of 15, 18 1/2l behind Bobby Boy (9-5) at Naas 1m mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Summer's Dream 14-1 (8-6) Soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra, 8th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Beckoning (8-12) at Dundalk 7f mdn pol in Nov.
Elusive Don (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Mid-division, under pressure in 8th halfway, dropped towards rear approaching straight, ridden and weakened 1 1/2f out, last of 13, 20 1/2l behind Militry Decoration (8-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Marmalade N Toast (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Led early, tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, ridden early straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Storm Has Broken (8-9) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Oct.
Faughill (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 18, 12 1/4l behind Contingent (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m mdn fll sft in Oct.